U+143E8 "𔏨" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# Unicode Character

U+143E8 "𔏨" Egyptian Hieroglyph-# is a specific glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyph subset of Unicode, part of the larger collection of ancient Egyptian writing symbols encoded in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane. This particular character, often referred to by its placeholder name "Egyptian Hieroglyph-#" in the standard due to its complex classification, represents a script sign used in the hieroglyphic writing system that flourished along the Nile for over three thousand years. While its exact phonetic or semantic value depends on broader archaeological and philological context, its encoding allows digital preservation and scholarly exchange of these historical symbols, enabling modern researchers to accurately reproduce ancient texts in electronic formats. The inclusion of U+143E8 and similar characters in Unicode supports the global documentation of human cultural heritage, bridging the gap between ancient inscriptions and modern computing.

General Properties

Code Point	U+143E8
Version Added	16.0
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph-#
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs Extended-A
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𔏨
HTML Hex Encoding	𔏨
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x94 0x8F 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD810 0xDFE8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000143E8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud810\udfe8

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Script Extensions	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	OLetter

Unikemet Data

kEH_Cat	Z-01-033
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	Four horizontal strokes arranged vertically.
kEH_UniK	Z015J
kEH_NoRotate	Yes